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Obvious manipulations, consistency, and the uniform rule

Theoretical Economics 2024-12-18 v1

Abstract

In the problem of fully allocating an infinitely divisible commodity among agents whose preferences are single-peaked, we show that the uniform rule is the only allocation rule that satisfies efficiency, the equal division guarantee, consistency, and non-obvious manipulability.

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@article{arxiv.2412.12495,
  title  = {Obvious manipulations, consistency, and the uniform rule},
  author = {R. Pablo Arribillaga and Agustin G. Bonifacio},
  journal= {arXiv preprint arXiv:2412.12495},
  year   = {2024}
}
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